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Now they're basically all dead. I think it's Epistylis at this point. This one LFS must be having an outbreak because I keep getting fish from there that end up getting it. I should start adding Kanaplex into my QT meds, but usually I had using meds unless needed. Or better yet, don't buy fish...

I found my dream cichlid for the larger blackwater tank... but he ate my pencil fish! I thought they were too big for him, but alas no. There was one left and I thought huh? Maybe I need to remove it from the tank, but it was too late when I finally got around to it! UGH Now IDK what to add...

Finally redid the wood! The 40 looks much better! I had these pieces of wood already so I didn’t have to spend money on new branches! The 29 looks good imo too! Still need to move them bloodfin tetras down here as well then think of the main cichlid.

I wondered about that because they have the color + purplish gills, but the tails were different. Which is why I thought Macmasteri, though they don't have the red markings.

That is what I was thinking. They said they were Apistogramma hongsloi, but I didn’t believe it. They were breed by a customer.

Anyone know what kind of apisto this is? The LFS sold them as one type, but they don’t look like anything I can find on line. I have another female that is very deep orange. Thinking maybe I can do my 40 based on these.

There’s a small stream in the woods but I am trying to avoid the woods after contraction one too many tick born illnesses Though I know my mom has some dead hibiscus plants that have been left out in her back woods over the winter. Maybe if I get those and clean them up? I think they’re still...

All the tanks have wood coming out of the tank. So I guess I will redo them all ‍♂️ But now I have no wood for the 40. I have wood, but none of it’s the right wood.

Nope! So it’s very odd. But then I saw a fish from my blackwater cube was in my 2.5 gallon shrimp tank so idk maybe they’re all jumping as I’m the idiot for not having lids. I will have to readjust the wood and see if I can get a lid for all these tanks now. I kinda hate them all atm anyways

Well the rasbora were down to 2. Still no bodies, not in the tank or around it. Clueless what happened to them. The store said they would take the wood back, so I will return it and look for something else. I didn't want to cut it, I really wasn't feeling it after all.

1.5 inches. But these guys are so tiny! I can't imagine they would jump that high being less than 1 inch themselves! Ofc I don't have a lid on the tank. There is wood sticking out. A failure already At least the 29 gallon and serpae tetras are doing well. I just need to actually work on...

Maybe, but maybe I will try the market place 1st. I took it out so it's not even in the tank, my lights couldn't even stay on the tank, the branches kept pushing them up. Cut my losses and move on lol Speaking of loses. I got 6 lampchop rasbora for the bookshelf tank. They stay small, it's a...

Well... I absolutely HATE that piece of wood. It's too big, it's literally all I can have in the tank and makes the tank so crowded looking. What an utter waste of money. I will have to see if I can see it on FB marketplace because I can not use it.

I couldn’t wait 2 week, I redid the wood in the 40 breeder so it was how I wanted. Unsure how I feel about it now that it’s in the tank ‍♂️ But I have no choice to use it here. The whole tanks needs a big WC. It looks way too dark imo.

Yeah it’s just going to be lemon tetras and pencil fish. I need to rotate it once it waterlogs and then cut a few branches off.

Well it’s in! It’s bigger than I thought, barely fit. Not even how I wanted it, but it was floating so I had to maneuver it like this and cover it with rocks. I will check back in 2 weeks and see how it’s going

I got this today for the 40 gallon!

My messy fish room ( technically a wall in my basement ) I think it’s too much and I need to condense. Maybe get rid of the 10s… I have a 20 tall I could use but it’s rimmed… Or get a 30 standard The Alien betta in the 6 gallon bookshelf

Thank you! I will take a look at that article :D I see it says they do better in cooler water which is good, and bloodfin tetras are common with them. I have 6 in a different tank I can add here. Too bad I lost my mangrove talawa root. It would've been great for this. I had it in my parents...

Has anyone ever used hibiscus wood in their aquariums?